§ 40-1-1 Advisory council – Appointment of members
§ 40-1-2 Functions of advisory council
§ 40-1-3 Advisory committees to agencies within department
§ 40-1-4 Organization of department
§ 40-1-4.1 Name change
§ 40-1-5 Reorganizations within department
§ 40-1-6 Officers required to be veterans
§ 40-1-7 Offices of department
§ 40-1-8 Appointment of employees
§ 40-1-9 Adaptive telephone equipment loan program fund
§ 40-1-10 Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs
§ 40-1-11 Displaced homemakers center
§ 40-1-12 “Displaced homemaker” defined
§ 40-1-13 Duties of director and center staff
§ 40-1-14 Powers and scope of activities
§ 40-1-15 Reimbursement to health center
§ 40-1-16 Visiting nurse association – Payment
§ 40-1-17 Receipt and use of funds
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • displaced homemaker: means a person who:

    (1)  Worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members;

    (2)  Who is not gainfully employed;

    (3)  Has or would have difficulty in securing employment; and

    (4)  Was dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by the income, or was dependent on assistance from the state or federal government but is no longer eligible for assistance for reasons other than willful failure to comply with rules and regulations. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-1-12

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8